ACE Pathway Courses

This course focuses on self and social awareness. This class is designed to help students understand the relationship of their individual talents, interests, and dreams with others around them. Teachers will facilitate an understanding of personal learning styles, self - management, how skills and beliefs within multiple environments (peer, school, home) influence postsecondary options and workforce readiness. Students will monitor and practice skills including personal responsibility, interpersonal skills such as but limited to: collaboration, cooperation, social responsibility/citizenship, problem solving, work ethic, stress management, and how they are applied in a group/social environment. This course will allow students to identify specific environmental factors that influence their physical, emotional, and mental health in relation to their career choice, and evaluate how applying critical thinking skills, collaboration, group problem solving, conflict resolution, and personal responsibility can impact any related social setting success. Students may match potential career opportunities in career clusters or plan a career path based on personal interests, goals, talents and preferences.

As developmentally appropriate, this course (or series of courses) is designed for students to develop basic employment skills by participating in an in-school work/school based enterprise experience. A training plan and evaluation to be filled out by the supervisor will be developed listing job specific technical skills the student will learn during the experience. Hours worked will be documented. Students will demonstrate levels of self-awareness, career exploration, postsecondary option knowledge and employability skills. ACE teachers serve as a coach and mentor.